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Run time: 01:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AbJzhdwXE   Posted on YouTube: May 07, 2010 By YouTube Member: LoneStarProject1 Views on YouTube: 471   Posted on DU: May 09, 2010 By DU Member: onestepforward Views on DU: 2801

 
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"When the Oil Platform Exploded, Rick Perry Went to Work -- Defending BP

Rick Perry's first instinct after the oil rig explosion in the Gulf was not to express sympathy for the families who lost loved ones or work to find the cause of the disaster that threatens hundreds of miles of American coastline. Instead, Rick Perry defended the company responsible for the operation of the oil rig. First, Perry oddly invoked the term “act of God” to rhetorically and legally shield BP. Then, Perry praised the company’s safety record despite its many high profile safety failures.

Watch the Lone Star Project video below that details the close relationship between BP and Rick Perry."